Australia lies to itself about its Indigenous history
Waleed Aly 11:57 PM Debate about Aboriginal history in Australia always descends into hysteria because it bruises our misplaced national pride.
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Turnbull starts pulling the big policy levers
Mark Kenny 8:54 AM The cautious approach was a bad look for the PM. That's why bold policy ideas are now tumbling out.
Turnbull's most foolish investment decision
Jessica Irvine 1:52 AM It's fair to say Malcolm Turnbull knows a thing or two about making a buck.
Why we should care about bribery in oil
Daniel Flitton The huge wealth of the industrialised West cannot be divorced from its history of exploitation, nor its modern day form of colonialism - corruption.
Why you don't need health insurance
Marcus Strom Every year people rail against private health insurance companies hiking up their premiums. Not me - I couldn't care less.
Second divorce shouldn't be source of shame
Flic Everett Anyone who's been through divorce once will have been bitten hard enough to know marrying again on a whim would be madness.
Think laterally about how to accept refugees
Jane McAdam Scholarships? Family reunions? Families sponsoring individual refugees? These are alternatives to resettling refugees that are worth investigating.
Compensation changes will hurt victims
Philip Bates The NSW Government has just announced its intention to overhaul compensation for innocent victims of motor vehicle accidents.
Turnbull must fight scourge of foreign bribery
9:00 PM Australia's response has been particularly flawed, creating losers across the spectrum.
APRIL 1
Turnbull tax idea dismantles Federation
11:24 PM Either we have federal leadership for the good of the whole country or we ditch the whole idea and break apart.
Column 8
9:00 PM "I've noticed something strange during my daily commute," reports Matt Petersen, of Randwick. "If I drive behind a hire car – the ones with the black and white HC plates – and have my headlights on, those plates magically turn white, so the numbers cannot be seen."
In the Herald : April 1, 1936
Ellen Fitzgerald 12:00 AM The Captain Cook, the oldest pilot steamer in commission in the world, was nearing the end of an epic career, the Herald reported on this day in 1936.
Grassroots beat big boys on sustainability
Elizabeth Farrelly Four green shoots that have broken through the deadening layer of Abbott-spewed ash.
Why the states should charge income tax
Peter Martin Face reality: we can’t vote for better schools and hospitals in state elections and lowers taxes in federal elections and expect to get both.
To daylight save or not to daylight save?
Andrew P Street Australians are perfectly happy to shrug over boring, vital issues – but force our free citizenry to occasionally adjust their clocks? That, sir, will not stand.
Is it just too hard to be PM in 2016?
Dom Knight There may never have been a more exciting time to be prime minister but it's probably never been this difficult to govern.
Tax headaches for Turnbull and Morrison
Are state income taxes a good option? Perhaps. Worth discussing as part of comprehensive tax reform? Sure. But are they the only way? Hardly.
MARCH 31
Peter the Great better than Packer the Great
How much longer must Sydney suffer further outrage at Barangaroo? ("Packer presses his luck for Barangaroo casino", March 30)
Letters to the Editor
One of Sydney's leading architects, Philip Drew says James Packer and the Department of Planning could learn a lot about urban planning from Russia's Peter the Great.
Column 8
"Is a request for 3/8ths of a kilo really 'absurd'?" asks Andrew Nelson, of Faulconbridge (Column 8, Tuesday).
In the Herald: March 31, 1966
Ellen Fitzgerald Divided loyalties in caucus and the sentencing of the last man legally executed in Australia, were in the news on this day in 1966.
Trump's weakness with women
Josephine Tovey It's perhaps not surprising that a former owner of three beauty pageants, Donald Trump, has helped turn his party's campaign into a shallow "Mrs America" pageant between potential First Ladies.
Where are all the women scientists?
Emma Johnston Malcolm Turnbull, our innovation Prime Minister, says there's never been a more exciting time to be an Australian but I'm only half convinced. The bright light shining on this new innovation age is not illuminating many women.
The NBN is already out of date
Laurie Patton Australia has fallen to 60th in global Internet speed rankings. If we fell to 60th in the Olympics medal tally there'd be a national outcry.
Never read the terms and conditions?
Noah Feldman Online contracts should not be binding unless they are short and easy to read.
Why armed guards don't make airports safer
Thomas R. Mockaitis Sophisticated terrorists find it easy to circumvent obvious security measures that do more to ease public fears than make travel safer.
MARCH 30
PM must act quickly on campaign funding
Your editorial's call for reform of campaign funding should cause Malcolm Turnbull to emulate Premier Baird.
Higher education revolution off the table
The Federal Government would much rather deal with university funding as a budget issue than an election issue.
Column 8
"I am fervently hoping," pleads Jenny Archbold, of Bellingen, "that someone can tell me why, after every news report of an accident, we are informed that 'a report will be prepared for the coroner'. Why do we need to know? It drives me batty, but then it doesn't take much, I admit."
In the Herald: March 30, 1926
Ellen Fitzgerald An eight-day carnival in aid of the Grafton Hospital concluded, with its principal feature of an ugly man competition, the Herald reported on this day in 1926.
Turnbull's campaign doesn't need Abbott
Peter Reith Only the delusional conservatives would think throwing Tony Abbott into the Liberals' election campaign would be a great idea.
How parties use Facebook to win your vote
Skye Laris This year political parties will know what each of us cares about and will be able to tailor their campaign advertising to the specific voters who receive it.
Why we need to scrap the $100 note
Alexander Smith Even with 300 million $100 bills already in circulation, few Australians ever see our largest bill. Even fewer ATMs actually dispense them.
Anonymous sources: it's how politicians lie
Michael Gawenda There is something seriously wrong when politicians can tell the media one thing on the record then say the opposite anonymously.
US gambles on sea power in China contest
Hugh White In the massive build-up of its aircraft carrier fleet, the US may be giving China a big advantage.
Drugs in sport: personal costs keep growing
Players, through unwarranted trust, ignorance or complicity, are paying a hefty price with their careers and health. And the ultimate price, according to a NSW Supreme Court jury was paid by former Cronulla player Jon Mannah.
MARCH 29
Letters to the Editor
At last some really sensible factual comment on the impact of negative gearing and reduced capital gains tax.
Column 8
"Furthering the discussion on medical black humour regarding one's imminent demise," adds Michael Nossiter, of Manly (Column 8, last week), "my favourite, from my Accident and Emergency background."
In the Herald: March 29, 1966
Jacqui Martinez Mr Joern Utzon said the only basis on which he would return to work on the Opera House was as architect in sole control of the project, the Herald reported on this day in 1966.